Courts and the Judiciary

A York man facing drug and gun charges from 2009 has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the jail where he's spent most of the past 5 1/2 years awaiting trial. Justin Evans, 32, was arrested Oct. 13, 2009, and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell or distribute, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a controlled substance while also having a firearm. He was committed to Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail following his arrest. Except for frequent, but intermittent, visits to hospitals and mental health facilities, Evans remained an inmate there through November 2014, when he was committed to Central State Hospital indefinitely — or...

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